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From the renowned comedian, creator, star and executive producer/multiple title-holder of Comedy Central's Important Things with Demetri Martin comes a bold, original, and rectangular kind of humor book.
Demetri's first literary foray features longer-form essays and conceptual pieces (such as Protagonists' Hospital, a melodrama about the clinic doctors who treat only the flesh wounds and minor head scratches of Hollywood action heroes), as well as his trademark charts, doodles, drawings, one-liners, and lists (i.e., the world views of optimists, pessimists and contortionists), Martin's material is varied, but his unique voice and brilliant mind will keep readers in stitches from beginning to end.
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"Okay, it wasn't as much fun as John Dies at the End, but it still was pretty amazing, especially the last 75 pages. The real joy of the first book was the interaction between John and David. While this isn't as consistent through this book, Wong creates a truly scary story. He has a deft hand with the whole horror genre and does a great job with building tension with his action sequences. A more mature story, however, I enjoyed the "blog" qualities that were a part of the first book and are missing from this one."
— writegeist (4 out of 5 stars)
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“This book embodies the essence of Demetri’s comedy to perfection, which is a good thing since he wrote it. Silly but incredibly smart, it’s exactly what puts me in awe of his work.”
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“Showcases a dry wit that recalls early Woody Allen…Martin can add another line to his résumé: literary funnyman.”
— New York Post -
“If you like random, short-attention-span riffs built on pithy comic premises, Martin’s your man. If you delight in writing that deconstructs comedy even while constructing it, his self-aware style will appeal…Martin’s absurdist wit has become distinctly his own, bearing fresh fruit even as the taproot stretches back decades.”
— Washington Post -
“Throughout, Martin jokes in many guises, silly one moment, barbed the next, and he achieves a satirical brilliance that moves easily among surprising topics.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“Wryly captivating…Martin always remains surprising, sharp, entertaining, and enthralling.”
— Booklist -
“Displays an enthusiasm for finding literate jokes wherever he can find them…Martin has energy to burn when it comes to mining linguistic absurdities for laughs.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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A New York Times bestseller
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A Los Angeles Times bestseller
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" Another great one by David Wong. Only wish there was one more for me to read. Loved this series "
— Amanda, 2/17/2014 -
" Enjoyed the first book in the series, but LOVED this one! "
— Pam, 2/13/2014 -
" This might have made more sense if I'd read the first book, John Dies at the End...well...first, but I could at least follow the plot. Overall, I'd say that it read like the novelization of a mashup of all the zombie apocalypse and government conspiracy movies out there. Which could be a very very good or appallingly bad thing, depending on whether you like those kinds of movies or not. "
— Josephine, 1/29/2014 -
" I don't read these genres at all but there is just something to be said about the narrator. David is a bit refreshing as far as narrators go, he isn't beautiful, popular, a self-insert, or some sort of genius. "
— Sara, 1/28/2014 -
" Good sequel to an extraordinarily good book for a first time novelist! "
— Fernando, 1/12/2014 -
" Awesome sequel to John Dies at the End. Can't wait for the final book in this series :) "
— Sarah, 1/8/2014 -
" I highly recommend this book & it's predecessor, John Dies At the End. I guess they'd qualify as horror-y, scary-ish books, but I don't like scary stuff and they were fine with me. Often quite creepy, but also laugh-out-loud funny. Definitely good books for guys, too. "
— Robin, 1/3/2014 -
" I don't read books about Zombies and this isn't one even though they call the invisible spiders "zombies". An apocalyptic thrill with LOTS of laughs. This is the second in a series, but I read this one first and it worked as a stand alone. Have fun. "
— Clara, 12/29/2013 -
" Smart, hilarious, thrilling, creepy, and surprisingly poignant. One of the best books of 2012 by far! All praise to David Wong, expert humorist and by far one of my favorite writers. "
— Meghan, 12/25/2013 -
" I loved it too XD "
— MarÃa, 12/24/2013 -
" Loved it as much as the last one. Maybe a little more. "
— Lauri, 12/8/2013 -
" Loved it!!! I laughed. I cringed. I was entertained! "
— Sandy, 11/28/2013 -
" too many black slurs but it was a good book aside from that "
— Dedrah, 9/14/2013 -
" I laughed, I cringed, I rolled my eyes and even felt like checking under the bed for "spiders" a couple of times. Fun =) "
— Andreza, 7/30/2013 -
" The best comic novel I've read in years (or ever). :-) I can't recommend the movie though. "
— Marek, 6/3/2013 -
" I seriously enjoyed this book ! It was witty , well written and a real page turner. The only bad thing about this book is that it ended ! Ahhh. But i enjoyed every minute of it while it lasted. A zombie apocalypse and giant spiders in one book, what more could you want ? "
— Alicia, 5/12/2013 -
" I really liked John Dies at the End, but this sequel just wasn't as good. It was too long, with not nearly as many exciting/interesting parts as the first book. I'd say a big portion of the story was just the three main characters splitting up, then trying to find each other again. [Yawn.] "
— Mandy, 5/9/2013 -
" Not as good as his first book, this is still a solid entry into the continuing adventures of John and Dave from "John Dies at the End." "
— Madison, 6/19/2012 -
" A very good read. Funny, scary, and mind-bending. Wong does a great job of telling a great story while challenging traditional conventions. "
— Joseph, 5/21/2012 -
" I laughed, I got choked up, I went "...". Not as a good as John Dies At the End but still highly enjoyable. "
— Q, 3/7/2012 -
" Good. Not as good as JDATE, somewhat rushed in places. "
— Gausie, 1/23/2012 -
" Not as good as its predecessor but a very good read. "
— Adam, 12/1/2011 -
" Great book, still hilarious like John Dies At The End, but a bit more mature also. "
— Cliff, 8/3/2011 -
" Not as good as "John Dies at the End," but still loaded with dark humor and horror. "
— Billy, 7/15/2011
About Demetri Martin
Demetri Martin rose to relative obscurity when he started doing stand-up comedy in New York City at the end of the twentieth century. Later he became a writer at Late Night with Conan O’Brien and then a regular performer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. In 2003, Demetri won the Perrier Award at the International Fringe Festival for his first one-man show, If I. He released a comedy album called These Are Jokes and then created and starred in his own television series called Important Things with Demetri Martin, as well as in an hour-long comedy special called Demetri Martin. Person. He has appeared in movies as an actor, most recently in Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion and most lengthily in Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock. His first book, This Is a Book by Demetri Martin is a New York Times bestseller. Demetri has brown hair, and he is allergic to peanuts.